Rakuten Mobile has set a goal of expanding the population coverage rate to 96% by this summer for the communication area of mobile phones, but revealed that it will be delayed due to lack of semiconductors used for base stations. Did.
The impact of the global semiconductor shortage has spread to communication services.
Rakuten Mobile was aiming to expand the population coverage rate to 96% by the summer of this year by gradually developing base stations for communication areas with a communication standard of 4G.
However, the target period was changed to the end of the year, and it was revealed that the expansion of the communication area would be delayed in effect.
Regarding the reason, the company says that the semiconductors used in the base stations are insufficient and the base stations are not being developed as planned.
On the other hand, it does not affect the development of high-speed, large-capacity communication standard 5G base stations.
The global semiconductor shortage has had a significant impact on production in automobiles and some home appliances, but it is also spreading to communication services.